We want to throw a great rapapolvo to the Spanish politicians. This month the European Union has published a report assessing child poverty rates in its different member countries. It turns out that Spain is among the countries with a higher percentage.
According to the annual report of the EU Commission, there are 78 million people at risk of poverty throughout the European Union. Of these, 19 million are children, corresponding to a 19% of the entire child population European In Spain, the figure is 24% of children and adolescents up to 17 years of age, which far exceeds the European average. In addition, the study emphasizes that Spain is among the countries where aid to combat poverty has a lower impact.
The few countries that meet expectations are Denmark, Finland, Slovenia, Cyprus and Germany, with figures below 12% of their child population. Apparently the three main reasons for these high figures are: the lack of parental work, low salaries to support a family and lack of aid to combat poverty. In the specific case of Spain, it seems that it would greatly influence that there is a high number of families in which only one of the parents works.
For more inri, the percentage of reduction of child poverty in Spain is also among the lowest in Europe, only 14% compared to 42% of the European average.
According to this commission, governments should choose to create new strategies to increase the income of these families and facilitate the search for quality employment, especially in parents who will contribute a second salary to the house. We hope that our politicians get down to work and reduce these numbers soon so exorbitant.
